Today is National Museum Day - A look at the Library of Congress Events!

The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States — and extensive materials from around the world — both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov; access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov; and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.

History Unfolded: Online Research Sprint

Wednesday May 24, 2023  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Add to calendarOnline OnlyJoin us for the final online participatory research event with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) for their History Unfolded project. Help uncover what was being reported about the Holocaust in local newspapers by researching in the Library’s historic newspaper archive, Chronicling America. This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com

Geography & Map Division Virtual Orientation

Tuesday June 13, 2023  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Join us for a virtual orientation that will provide a general introduction to the world's largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere. Explore a treasure trove of maps, atlases, and cartographic resources followed by a Q&A session with a map librarian. This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.

Business Collections Orientation

Wednesday  June 14, 2023  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendarOnline OnlyJoin us for a special webinar that will provide an overview of select print and online collections, and instruct participants on how they can access these resources for their own research needs.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.

2023 National Book Festival on August 12 - The 2023 National Book Festival website is live. With the launch of this year’s site, you can explore past National Book Festivals, prep for the Festival with helpful information and more. Subscribe to this blog for the latest updates on this year’s festival, including the full author lineup.

Connecting Communities Digital Initiative Announces Next Round of Award Opportunities for Libraries, Archives, Museums, Higher Education and Artists/Scholars in Residence (loc.gov) 

Visiting the Library | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Timeless | Stories from the Library of Congress (loc.gov)

An example of in-person events::  Friday May 19th: 

The World, the Flesh and the Devil (MGM, 1959) | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

"The World, the Flesh and the Devil" (MGM, 1959) is playing Friday at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater in Culpeper, Virginia
"More post-disaster than disaster, a miner emerges from a cave-in (a disaster in itself) to discover that most all of mankind has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust."

Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound |  -Thursday, June 15 through Sunday, June 18, 2023  AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, Maryland

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